4. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE HIGH SEAS 

 FISHERIES OF THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, WITH 

 ANNEX AND PROTOCOL, MAY 9, 1952* 



Signed at Tokyo May 9, 1952; RatifiGation advised hy the Senate 

 July Jf, 1952; Ratified ly the President July SO, 1952; Ratified hy 

 Canada and Japan May 15 and June 9, 1953, respectively; Ratifica- 

 tion exchanged at Tokyo June 12, 1953; Proclaimed hy the Presi- 

 dent July 30, 1953; Entered into force June 12, 1953. 



By the President or the United States of America 

 A PROCLAMATION 



Whereas the international convention for the high seas fisheries 

 of the North Pacific Ocean, together witli a protocol relating thereto, 

 was signed at Tokyo on May 9, 1952 by representatives of the United 

 States of America, Canada, and Japan; 



Whereas the originals of the said convention and protocol, in the 

 English * * * languages, are word for word as follows: 



INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE HIGH SEAS FISHERIES OF 

 THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN 



The Governments of the United States of America, Canada and 

 Japan, whose respective duly accredited representatives have sub- 

 scribed hereto, 



Acting as sovereign nations in the light of their rights under the 

 principles of international law and custom to exploit the fishery 

 resources of the high seas, and 



Believing that it will best serve the common interest of mankind, 

 as well as the interests of the Contracting Parties, to ensure the 

 maximum sustained productivity of the fishery resources of the North 

 Pacific Ocean, and that each of the Parties should assume an obliga- 

 tion, on a free and equal footing, to encourage the conservation of 

 such resources, and 



Recognizing that in view of these considerations it is highly desir- 

 able (1) to establish an International Commission, representing the 

 three Parties hereto, to promote and coordinate the scientific studies 

 necessary to ascertain the conservation measures required to secure 

 the maximum sustained productivity of fisheries of joint interest to 

 the Contracting Parties and to recommend such measures to such 

 Parties and (2) that each Party carry out such conservation recom- 



*Citation: 4 UST 380 ; TIAS 2786. 



States ichich are parties: Canada, Japan, United States. 



Implementinp legislation: North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954, as amended ; Public Law 

 83-..579 [S. 3713]. 68 Stat. 698, appoved August 12, 1954; as amended by Public Law 

 85-114 [S. 2212], 71 Stat. 310, approved July 24, 1957; and by Public Law 92-471 

 [H.R. 9501], 86 Stat. 784, approved October 9, 1972. 



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